Category: News

Interested in staying up to date on your CS knowledge? Well look no further! WICS committee has compiled a list of awesome social media accounts to follow along with insightful articles that will broaden your knowledge. YouTube YouTube is a great resource not only for learning how to program, but Read More

Research is a great way to get involved on campus to develop new technologies for a cause or project you are passionate about. You also get to develop good relations with professors and other undergraduate and graduate students who have similar passions. Tips to Get Started Reach out to professors! Read More

Things don’t always go as planned. Luckily, internships are not the only thing you can do during the summer. There are so many other self-improvement projects to not only boost your resume, but also your overall skills as a techie in the industry. Here’s a list put together by the Read More

Whether you’re getting ready to kick off your freshman year of college, transfer to University from a Community College, or switch from a different major, there’s no way to do it perfectly. There are so many college, internship, and career tips Computer Science students hear throughout their journeys, but sometimes Read More

On Monday, February 24th, WICS invited panelists from Experian, Google, Redfin and UCI to talk about negotiations in the workplace. Over 50 students were in attendance – it was a full house. After getting some pizza and refreshments, the panel gave attendants insight into the different aspects of negotiating, including Read More

On Saturday, February 22nd, WICS finished their Just Code It outreach program. In these four weeks, we provided workshops that were geared for young middle school girls. The workshops taught students basic fundamental programming skills for website development. The lesson plan began with Day 1: CSS and HTML, Day 2: Read More

On Monday, February 10th, WICS hosted two engineers from Amazon who shared insight into the recruitment process at their company. There was a good turnout of over 50 people, which completely filled the room. After everyone got their pizza and settled in, the Amazon representatives they started their presentation with Read More

On Friday, February 7th, cybersecurity company CrowdStrike invited 20 female WICS members to attend the first ever CrowdStrike Women in Tech Open House. Attendees were given a tour of CrowdStrike’s Irvine office and participated in workshops and speaker sessions. Featured speakers include Director of Professional Services Tim Parisi and Vice Read More

On Monday, February 3rd, WICS welcomed representatives from VMWare to talk about their company and take audience questions. There were over 60 RSVPs for the event and everyone was excited to learn more about VMWare and the opportunities they have for students. After everyone grabbed a slice of pizza courtesy Read More

On Monday, January 27th, WICS invited Redfin representatives to come and participate in an open Q&A session! Around 40 people RSVP’d and roughly 60 people showed up. After everyone settled down and grabbing a slice of pizza, Marissa and Somwya from Redfin answered questions about the gender ratio in their Read More